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METROBANK MATH CHALLENGE GRADE 10 MATHEMATICS CONTEST.
Typology: Exercises
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MMC 2017 Grade 10 Divisions 1
Easy
E 1 What is the sum of the 10 consecutive integers starting from 4? [ 85 ]
E 2 Find the least value of x that satisfies the inequality 5 − 4 x ≤ 2. [
E 3 The sides of a triangle are 8, 12 , and 14 cm long. A new triangle is constructed by joining the midpoints of the sides of the first triangle with segments. What is the perimeter of this new triangle? [ 17 cm]
E4 What is the remainder when 1 − x + 2 x^2 − 3 x^3 is divided by x + 1? [ 7 ]
E5 Find the values of x that satisfy the equation ∣x∣ + x = 0. [x ≤ 0 ]
E 6 A map has a scale of 2 cm is to 5 km. If a highway is 2 8 km, how long is it in the map? [11. 2 cm]
E 7 Two chords of a circle intersect inside it. If the segments of one chord are 12 and 16 cm long, and one segment of the second chord is 2 4 cm, how long is the other segment of the second chord? [8 cm]
E8 What is the sum of the first 100 even positive integers? [ 10 100 ]
E 9 What is the perimeter of a square that is inscribed in a circle with circumference 10 π cm? [ 4
5 cm]
E 10 Two men are repainting a wall. Working alone, the first man can finish it in 1 0 hours, and the second
man in 1 2 hours. Working together, what part of the wall can they repaint in 2 hours? [
EX What is the center of the circle with equation x^2 + y^2 − 4 y = 10? [( 0 , 2 )]
Average
A 1 The first term of a geometric sequence is 10 , and its third term is 2 0. What is its fifth term? [ 40 ]
A 2 The legs of a right triangle are 2 and 2
2 cm long. What is the radius of the circle that circumscribes the triangle? [
3 cm]
A 3 What is the range of the function f (x) = 2 x + 4 − 2 x^2? [(−∞,
A4 What is the sum of 1 − 2 + 3 − 4 + 5 − 6 + ⋯ + 201 7? [ 1009 ]
A5 Find the solution set of the inequality x(x − 4 )(x + 2 )^2 ≤ 0? [{− 2 } ∪ [ 0 , 4 ]]
AX Two factors of a third-degree polynomial P(x) are x + 2 and x − 4. If P( 0 ) = 8 and P( 1 ) = − 9 , find the remaining factor of P(x). [ 2 x − 1 ]
Difficult
D 1 The larger of two concentric circles has radius 8 cm. If a chord of the larger circle hat is tangent to the smaller circle has length 4
14 cm, what is the radius of the smaller circle? [ 2
2 cm]
D 2 If 0 ○^ ≤ θ ≤ 180 ○^ and cos θ = −
, what is sin θ + tan θ. [−
D 3 Solve for x in the equation
x + 1 +
x − 1 √ x + 1 −
x − 1
D4 Find all ordered pairs (x, y) that satisfy both equations x + y = 4 and y = 2 x^2 − x + 2. [(− 1 , 5), ( 1 , 3 )]
MMC 2017 Grade 10 Divisions 2
D5 An equilateral triangle and a square have equal perimeters. If the area of the square is 4 5 cm^2 , what is
the area of the triangle? [ 20
3 cm^2 ]
DX From a given convex quadrilateral, a second quadrilateral is formed by joining the midpoints of its
adjacent sides with a segment. If the sum of the lengths of the diagonals of the given quadrilateral is 24 cm, what is the perimeter of the second quadrilateral? [ 24 cm]
Tiebreaker
TB 1 A line has slope 2 and passes through the point ( 4 , 1 ). What is its y-intercept [− 7 or ( 0 , − 7 )]
TB 2 If a 1 = 2 and an = 3 an− 1 + 2 for n ≥ 2 , what is a 4? [ 80 ]
TB 3 A number is reduced by p percent. How many percent should it be raised then to go back to the
original number? [
100 p
100 − p
Do-or-Die
DoD Find three positive integers that form a geometric sequence, given that their sum is 2 1 and the sum
of their reciprocals is